---Road to an Eternity of Wars---

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or Inuyasha

Okay, I still can't figure out how I'm going to do this… This part may take a while and this story may end up really, really long…

Thank you for all the reviews so far! I LOVE MY READERS!

My writing style may have changed a little for this chapter because I am currently unsure of how to exactly do this… Sorry it took so long! I didn't know how to start it!

Anyways, as you may have noticed, I am extremely horrible at battle scenes. Bare with me onegai! Arigato!

Chapter 14: Team Higurashi vs. Team Urameshi

Overall POV…

"And here is the long waited match of the tournament!" Koto yelled into the microphone.

Juri stepped up next, "Team Higurashi vs. Team Urameshi!"

The two teams were standing beside each other. It was set up differently then the last tournament, where they had assembled the teams to be on either side of the arena.

"Uh…who wants to go first?" Botan looked at the rest of her team members.

Taking a deep breath, Keiko replied, "I will"

Underneath her navy cloak, she fixed her skirt version of the demon slayer outfit and nervously secured the strap of her large weapon onto her back a bit tighter. Taking a deep breath, Keiko almost unwillingly stepped onto the dusty arena.

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"Aww, c'mon Yusuke, go first!" Kuwabara begged.

"No!"

Kuwabara violently shoved a protesting Yusuke onto the arena.

"And it looks like first up is Kio and Yusuke!"

"Begin!"

Keiko gave a scrutinizing glance at Yusuke before she drew out her dagger pack, a tad bit unsure of herself about attacking Yusuke.

"Think fast!" Yusuke smirked; "SPIRIT GUN!" a blue ball of light barely missed the top of her head as Keiko ducked.

Genkai sighed, shaking her head, "That baka…he's acting without thinking again"

"Hn"

Kurama just continued to watch the match.

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"Do you think she'll be okay?" Yukina asked uncertainly.

"I…I think she'll do alright" Sango cocked her head as Keiko's dagger ripped the sleeve of Yusuke's shirt and he started swearing profanities.

Kagome sighed, a bit annoyed, "Yusuke's going to have a real long talk with me about his words" she growled.

Yukina giggled.

Keiko's cloak slowly got coated with patches of dirt and grime as Yusuke landed punch after punch on her, only seeming to hit her armor underneath.

Letting out a frustrated sigh, Keiko drew her Zabato. The fabric that bound it elegantly swayed to the ground.

She hesitantly swung the blade at Yusuke, and then he dodged easily and aimed a kick at her head, that was blocked again by the blade.

"Damn! She's still unsure!" Sango swore underneath her breath.

Keiko's POV…

Damn, Keiko! You've lived and thrived for this! Hell, this was the reason why you wanted to become stronger in the first place: to prove to Yusuke that you weren't weak! So why are you still hesitating after all that?

Keiko growled, frustrated and swung the blade violently, all her frustration and anger poured into the swing.

Blood streaked across Yusuke's chest and he winced.

You wanted to prove to Yusuke that you weren't weak! How can you do that when you're still not sure by now?

'That's it…' Yusuke thought, 'I didn't think this was last this long…' "SPIRIT GUN!"

Keiko, who was fully expecting another punch, tried to jump out of the way. Thankfully, she succeeded, but it caught her cloak, blowing it off.

The crowd was silent.

Oh god, now what?

"K-Keiko?" Yusuke stuttered.

"Yusuke…you know that the match is still going, right?"

I still want to prove myself…what is Kagome and Sango thinking of right now…? We've got to finish this match!

End POV…

"Keiko…" Botan whispered taking a step closer to the arena, not bothering to use her trick name anymore.

"Now what?" Yukina stared with wide eyes.

Kagome gulped, "It's all up to themselves now"

Sango nodded silently.

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"Keiko...?" Kurama exclaimed incredously. Hiei even seemed a bit surprised.

"Dear god...how did she learn how to fight like that?" Genkai gasped. Apparently, her calm exterior had vanished a bit.

"...the hell?" Kuwabara shouted.

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"W-What?"

Keiko confidently tore the rest of the tattered cloak off her body and raised her Zabato to eye level; staring at Yusuke straight in the eye, "Fight me"

Sorry this is so short, but I want to start anew with another chapter, so don't worry, it'll come out when I have time to write again! Which is probably pretty soon!

Read and Review onegai!

Sayonara,

Tenshi-Battosai

PS- So..eh...? I guess you could sort of call this a filler...